残杀 (cán shā) — to murder (cruelly); to massacre, to slaughter
Definition
残杀 emphasizes cruelty and brutality in killing, more extreme than ordinary 杀 (kill) and on the scale of a 屠杀 (massacre). Used for atrocities against civilians or large groups.
verb
to murder (cruelly)to massacreto slaughter
Examples
- ，残杀。Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, xǔ duō wú gū píng mín zāo dào cán shā.During the war, many innocent civilians were massacred.
- 残杀。Tā men cán rěn dì cán shā le zì jǐ de tóng bāo.They brutally murdered their own compatriots.
- 残杀。Nà chǎng chōng tū dǎo zhì shù qiān rén cǎn zāo cán shā.That conflict caused thousands of people to be brutally killed.
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